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Volume 19 Issue 4 - December 2013

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● ● 7:00: Starvox

● ● 7:00: Starvox Entertainment. Evil Dead–The Musical. See Dec 3● ● 7:00: University Settlement Music andArts School. End of Term Student Concert.St. George the Martyr Church, 197 John St.416-598-3444 x243. Free.● ● 7:30: Oakville Choral Society. A ChristmasCelebration of English and French Music.Poulenc: Gloria; and other seasonal works.Erica Warder, solo soprano; David Bowser,conductor; Anne Marie Leonard, piano.Clearview Christian Reformed Church,2300 Sheridan Garden Dr., Oakville. 905-302-9017. /(adv); (st); free(12 andunder). Also Dec 14.● ● 7:30: St. Thomas’s Anglican Church andPoculi Ludique Societas. A Medieval Christmas:Such Splendid Sight Was Never Seen.Selections from the medieval Towneley Plays.Director, Kim Radmacher; music director,Bryan Martin; actors and choristers fromPLS and St. Thomas’s. St. Thomas’s AnglicanChurch, 383 Huron St. 416-978-5096. ,, . Also Dec 14.● ● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. PianoFest. See Dec 9.● ● 7:30: Whitby Brass Band. Christmas Concert.Guest: O’Neil Chamber Choir. HebronChristian Reformed Church, 4240 AndersonSt,, Whitby. 905-655-5020. ; (sr/st).● ● 8:00: Civic Light-Opera Company. Oliver!See Dec 11; Also Dec 12, 14(mat and eve),15(mat), 18, 19, 20, 21(mat and eve), 22(mat);start times vary.● ● 8:00: Etobicoke Community ConcertBand. A Christmas Fantasy. A selection ofChristmas Classics. John Edward Liddle,Music Director. Etobicoke Collegiate Auditorium,86 Montgomery Rd., Etobicoke. 416-410-1570. ; (sr); (st); Free(child).● ● 8:00: Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra.Gloria In Excelsis. Humperdinck: Overtureto Hänsel and Gretel; Hely-Hutchinson:A Carol Symphony; Vivaldi: Concerto for TwoTrumpets in C RV537. James Westman, baritone;Andy Bearcroft, and Steven Woomert,trumpets; Sabatino Vacca, conductor.Humber Valley United Church, 76 AngleseyBlvd., Etobicoke. 416-239-5665. ; (sr);(st).● ● 8:00: Toronto Consort. Navidad: ChristmasMusic from Latin America and Spain.~E TO|oNTOCºNSO|tNªVIDªD:Christmas Musicfrom Latin Americaand SpainDec 13, 14 & 15Trinity-St. Paul’s CentreCall 416-964-6337torontoconsort.orgA. Concerts in the GTAEarly music from the Spanish-speakingnations on both sides of the Atlantic featuringharp, guitars, percussion, winds, keyboardsand voice. Works by Guerrero and others.Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337. –; –(sr); (30 andunder). Also Dec 14, 15(mat).●●8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. LittleShop of Horrors. See Dec 5.● ● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Dec 12.● ● 8:00: Musideum. Adi Braun & DonnaGreenberg. Cabaret jazz. Suite 133 (mainfloor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323.$TBC.● ● 10:30: Starvox Entertainment. Evil Dead–The Musical. See Dec 3Saturday December 14● ● 2:00: Civic Light-Opera Company. Oliver!See Dec 11; Also 8:00pm, Dec 15(mat), 18, 19,20, 21(mat and eve), 22(mat); start times vary.● ● 2:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. LittleShop of Horrors. See Dec 5.● ● 2:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Dec 12.● ● 2:00: Ross Petty Productions. The LittleMermaid: Ontario’s O-FISH-AL FamilyMusical! See Dec 1.● ● 2:00: St. Thomas’s Anglican Church andPoculi Ludique Societas. A Medieval Christmas:Such Splendid Sight Was Never Seen.Selections from the medieval Towneley Plays.Director, Kim Radmacher; music director,Bryan Martin; actors and choristers fromPLS and St. Thomas’s. St. Thomas’s AnglicanChurch, 383 Huron St. 416-978-5096. ,, .● ● 2:00: York Region Community Choir. Canadain December! Trinity Anglican Church,79 Victoria St., Aurora. 905-775-7390. .● ● 3:00: Neapolitan Connection. MusicalMatinées at Montgomery’s Inn. Luiza Zhuleva,soprano. Montgomery’s Inn, 4709 Dundas St.W. 647 955 2108. .50-. Tea, historicaltour, cookies included. 2:00: tour starts.● ● 3:00: Oakville Chamber Orchestra.Extrordinary Talent! Mendelssohn: ViolinConcerto (1st mvt); Saint-Saens: Piano ConcertoNo.2 (1st mvt); Mendelssohn: CapriccioBrilliante; Mozart: Overture to Cosi fantutte; Anderson: Christmas Festival. LeslieAshworth, violin; Christopher Yeung, piano;Tiffany Tse, piano. Queen Elizabeth Park CommunityCultural Centre, 1150 Bridge Rd., Oakville.905-483-6787. Free.● ● 3:00: Oakville Children’s Choir. CommunityCarol Concert. Sandy Ludwig, director;Access Music Therapy Xtreme Glee Club;OCC Parent Chorus; Simon Walker, organ. St.Paul’s Church (Oakville), 454 Rebecca St, Oakville.905-337-7104. ; (sr/ch).● ● 4:00: Mississauga Symphony Orchestra.Holiday Spectacular. Leroy Anderson:Christmas Festival; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky:The Nutcracker Suite; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Dance of the Buffoons; JohannStrauss: Radetzky March; sing-along carolfavourites; Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride. DenisMastromonaco, music director; guests: MississaugaYouth Orchestra. Hammerson Hall,Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga.905-306-6000. -.● ● 4:00: Pax Christi Chorale. The Children’sMessiah. Selected arias and choruses fromHandel’s Messiah. Pax Christi Chorale Alumni;Gallery Choir of Saint Mary Magdalene;Agnes Zsigovics, soprano; Catharin Carew,mezzo; Marcel d’Entremont, tenor; MichaelYork, baritone; and others. Church of St.Mary Magdalene, 477 Manning Ave. 416-491-8542. Free. Donations welcome. Proceeds toReaching Out Through Music.● ● 7:00: Encore Symphonic Concert Band.Christmas Concert. Child friendly withvisit by Santa. John Edward Liddle, conductor.Encore Hall, Wilmar Heights Centre,963 Pharmacy Ave., Scarborough. 416-346-3910. . Refreshments following.● ● 7:00: Holy Name Catholic Church. AfricanCatholic Community Choir. Choral worksfrom a variety of African traditions, and otherworks in English and French. Serge Tshiunza,conductor. 71 Gough Ave. 416-732-5296. suggested donation.● ● 7:00: Ross Petty Productions. The LittleMermaid: Ontario’s O-FISH-AL FamilyMusical! See Dec 1.● ● 7:00: Starvox Entertainment. Evil Dead–The Musical. See Dec 3● ● 7:30: Amadeus Choir. Sing With TheAngels. Works for Christmas, Chanukahand Winter Solstice; winning compositionsfrom the 27th Annual Amadeus Choir SeasonalSong-Writing Competition. Lydia Adamsand Linda Beaupré, conductors; Erica Goodman,harp; Eleanor Daley and Shawn Grenke,piano and organ; Amadeus Choir of GreaterToronto; Bach Children’s Chorus. YorkminsterPark Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-446-0188. ; (sr); (under 30); (st).● ● 7:30: Annex Singers. The M Files: MagnumMysterium, Magnificat, Maria. Also works byJosquin, Rachmaninoff, Raminsh and Pärt.Maria Case, director. Guest: Sarah ChristinaSteinert, mezzo. Bloor Street United Church,300 Bloor St. W. 416-968-7747. ; (sr/st);free(12 & under).● ● 7:30: Espressivo Singers. Chantez Noël.Evening of Christmas Music. John-CharlesCoolen, conductor. Westminster UnitedChurch, 1850 Rossland Rd. E., Whitby. 905-435-3439. ; (under12).● ● 7:30: Kindred Spirits Orchestra. Handel’sGlorious Messiah. Handel: Messiah (orchestratedby W.A. Mozart). Kristian Alexander,conductor; Jennifer Taverner, soprano; LauraMcAlpine, mezzo; Stephen Harland, tenor;LYDIA ADAMSCONDUCTOR and ARTISTIC DIRECTORSING WITH THE ANGELS!Sat. Dec. 14, 2013 • 7:30 pmYorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge Street, Toronto(at NE corner of Yonge and Heath, just North of St. Clair)A Special Tribute to the Ontario Arts Council on its 50th AnniversaryTickets!.– 40.Benjamin Britten's "Ceremony of Carols," works by J. Rutter, E. Daley, D. Willcocks,M. Wilberg and the winning compositions from the 27th Annual Amadeus SeasonalSong-Writing Competition.Featuring: Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto • Lydia Adams, ConductorBach Children’s Chorus • Linda Beaupré, ConductorErica Goodman, harp • Eleanor Daley and Shawn Grenke, piano and organ416-446-0188 www.amadeuschoir.comMEDIA PARTNER44 | December 1, 2013 – February 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

Andrew Tees, bass-baritone; Village Voices(Joan Andrews, director). Flato MarkhamTheatre, 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham.905-305-7469. -.● ● 7:30: Oakville Choral Society. A ChristmasCelebration of English and French Music.See Dec 13.● ● 7:30: St. Thomas’s Anglican Church andPoculi Ludique Societas. A Medieval Christmas:Such Splendid Sight Was Never Seen.Selections from the medieval Towneley Plays.Director, Kim Radmacher; music director,Bryan Martin; actors and choristers fromPLS and St. Thomas’s. St. Thomas’s AnglicanChurch, 383 Huron St. 416-978-5096. ,, .● ● 8:00: Against the Grain Theatre. AtG’sMessiah. Handel: Messiah. Jacqueline Woodley,soprano; Krisztina Szabó, mezzo; IsaiahBell, tenor; Geoffrey Sirett, baritone; ChristopherMokrzewski, conductor; orchestra andchoir. Opera House, 735 Queen St. E. 416-522-6515. and up. Also December 15.● ● 8:00: Canadian Men’s Chorus. En Hiver.Reintamm: Three Estonian Carols (premiere);Randall: “Stopping By Woods on a SnowyEvening”; “Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind”;“The Huron Carol”; “Susani” and others.Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W. 416-573-5993. /(adv). Post-concert reception.● ● 8:00: Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra.Subscription Concert #2. Tchaikovsky:The Nutcracker (Act 1) with special videopresentation; Symphony No.1 in g “WinterDreams”; and other seasonal works. P.C. HoTheatre, Chinese Cultural Centre of GreaterToronto, 5183 Sheppard Ave. E., Scarborough.416-879-5566. ; (sr/st); free(under 12).● ● 8:00: Chris Tsujiuchi. A Very Chris-tericalChristmas Cabaret. Anthony Rinaldi, saxophone;La-Nai Gabriel, keyboard; MackenzieLongpre, drums; Mark Godfrey, bass;Matt Marcoccia, guitar. Buddies In Bad TimesTheatre, 12 Alexander St. 416-975-8555./(adv).● ● 8:00: Civic Light-Opera Company. Oliver!See Dec 11, Also Dec 15(mat), 18, 19, 20, 21(matand eve), 22(mat); start times vary.● ● 8:00: Corporation of Roy Thomson Halland Massey Hall. The Bad Plus. Jazz Trio.Ethan Iverson, piano; Reid Anderson, bass;Dave King, drums. Winter Garden Theatre,189 Yonge St. 416-872-4255. .50 - .50.● ● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. LittleShop of Horrors. See Dec 5.● ● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Dec 12.● ● 8:00: Musideum. Meghan Morrison.Singer-songwriter. Suite 133 (main floor),401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. .● ● 8:00: New Music Concerts. A PercussiveEvening with Jean-Pierre Drouet. Kagel: Exotica(selections); Globokar: Toucher; Aperghis:Le corps à corps; Rzewski: To the Earth; Gattistelli:Il Libro Celibe; and other works. Jean-Pierre Drouet, solo percussion. Betty OliphantTheatre, 404 Jarvis St. 416-961-9594. ;(sr/arts worker); (st). POSTPONED TOMARCH 2, 2014 AT THE MUSIC GALLERY.● ● 8:00: Royal Conservatory. Regina Carterand Nnenna Freelon. Jazz, funk, Motown,African and soul music. Koerner Hall,273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. and up.● ● 8:00: Toronto Chamber Choir. Christmaswith J.S. Bach. Bach: Cantatas No.140(Wachet Auf), No.61 (Num komm, der HeidenHeiland), No.133 (Ich freue mich in dir);➘ Search the listingsby zone online atthewholenote.coma percussive evening withrescheduled to march 2, 2014the music gallery, 197 john st.saturday december 14, 2013betty oliphant theatrewww.NewMusicConcerts.comthewholenote.com December 1, 2013 – February 7, 2014 | 45

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